Display support and washing machine

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model discloses a display support and a washing machine, the display support comprises a support body, and a first fixing piece and a second fixing piece which are arranged on the support body, the first fixing piece and the second fixing piece are arranged at an interval, and a positioning space for placing a display panel is formed among the first fixing piece, the second fixing piece and the support body. The first fixing part is elastically arranged and has an initial position and a deformation position after deformation opposite to the second fixing part, when the first fixing part is located at the deformation position, the display panel can enter the positioning space through the position between the first fixing part and the second fixing part, and when the first fixing part is located at the initial position, the display panel can enter the positioning space through the position between the first fixing part and the second fixing part. The first fixing piece and the second fixing piece abut against the display panel so that the display panel can be fixed in the positioning space. By arranging the first fixing piece and the second fixing piece, a positioning space can be formed with the frame body, the position of the display panel in the frame body can be fixed, it is guaranteed that the display position does not deviate, and the glue filling amount is saved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of display panel fixing, in particular to a display bracket. Background Art

[0002] In some existing electrical appliances, such as some household appliances, a display panel is usually provided. A display board is installed at the position of the electrical appliance corresponding to the display panel through a display bracket. The display board may be a PCB board, etc. The display board can display some ongoing operations or display the corresponding time. For example, a display board that can display data such as the washing mode and the remaining time is provided in a washing machine commonly used in households. When the display board is installed on a device such as a washing machine, in order to prevent the display board from contacting the water flow of the washing machine and causing a short circuit, glue is often poured into the bracket, and the display board is sealed in the bracket with glue, and the display board is covered with glue to waterproof the display board.

[0003] The installation between the display panel and the display bracket in the related art is not very stable, so the display panel is easy to move relative to the bracket, resulting in position shift, affecting the display effect. Moreover, if the display panel is installed in an electrical appliance that requires glue filling, the position shift of the display panel will also make the gap between the display panel and the bracket larger. The glue filling requires more glue, which is not conducive to cost saving. Utility Model Content

[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to propose a display bracket to ensure that the display panel is not easily offset in order to solve the above problem.

[0005] The present invention provides a display bracket, which can be used to install and fix a display panel, including:

[0006] Frame; and

[0007] A first fixing member and a second fixing member are arranged on the frame, the first fixing member and the second fixing member are arranged at an interval, and a positioning space for placing a display panel is formed between the first fixing member, the second fixing member and the frame;

[0008] The first fixing member is elastically arranged, and has an initial position and a deformed position after being deformed away from the second fixing member. When the first fixing member is located at the deformed position, the display panel can enter the positioning space through between the first fixing member and the second fixing member. When the first fixing member is located at the initial position, the first fixing member and the second fixing member both abut against the display panel to fix the display panel in the positioning space.

[0009] In some embodiments, the frame includes a base plate and two first side plates spaced apart from each other, the two first side plates are located on the same side of the base plate, the first fixing member and the second fixing member are respectively arranged on the two first side plates, and the first fixing member, the second fixing member, the base plate and the two side plates are arranged to form the positioning space.

[0010] In some embodiments, the first fixing member is a spring sheet, one end of which is fixedly connected to the corresponding first side plate, the other end of which is arranged at a predetermined distance from the first side plate, and the second fixing member is protruded on the corresponding first side plate toward the first fixing member.

[0011] In some embodiments, the two first side panels are arranged in parallel, and an angle formed between one of the first side panels and the bottom panel is greater than 90 degrees.

[0012] In some embodiments, the bottom plate has a through hole extending through the display position corresponding to the display panel.

[0013] In some embodiments, an end surface of the bottom plate facing away from the first side plate is configured as an arc-shaped surface.

[0014] In some embodiments, a boss is provided on the end surface of the bottom plate facing the first side plate, and the end surface of the boss facing away from the bottom plate is inclined.

[0015] In some embodiments, the frame further includes two second side panels spaced apart from each other on the bottom plate, and the two second side panels and the two first side panels are located on the same side of the bottom plate.

[0016] In some embodiments, positioning plates are disposed on both of the second side plates, and the two positioning plates are staggered.

[0017] An embodiment of the utility model further provides a washing machine, comprising a machine body and the above-mentioned display bracket.

[0018] The following beneficial effects are achieved by using the embodiments of the present invention:

[0019] According to the display bracket in the above embodiment, by setting the first fixing member and the second fixing member, a positioning space can be formed with the frame, and by the elastic setting of the first fixing member, the first fixing member can be changed between giving way and limiting, so that the display panel can be smoothly accommodated in the positioning space, and the display panel is stabilized in the positioning space by the abutment of the first fixing member and the second fixing member. The above setting can not only fix the position of the display panel in the frame to ensure that the display position will not shift, but also when the display panel is glued, the fixing of the position of the display panel can prevent the display panel from shifting relative to the frame, saving the amount of glue used during glue pouring. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0021] in:

[0022] Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of a display bracket provided according to the utility model is shown;

[0023] Figure 2 The schematic diagram of the structure of the display bracket provided according to the utility model is shown.

[0024] Description of main component symbols:

[0025] 1. frame; 11. positioning space; 12. first side plate; 13. second side plate; 131. positioning plate; 14. bottom plate; 141. through hole; 142. boss; 20. first fixing member; 30. second fixing member. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described more comprehensively with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings provide preferred embodiments of the present invention. However, the present invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosure of the present invention more thorough and comprehensive.

[0027] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be a central element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be a central element at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

[0028] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art in the technical field of the present invention. The terms used herein in the specification of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

[0029] On the one hand, the utility model provides a display bracket, which can be used to install and fix a display panel. The display bracket with a display panel installed can be assembled on an electrical appliance with a display panel, such as a washing machine. In this application, the bracket is applied to a washing machine as an example. When the bracket is assembled in the washing machine, because the washing machine uses water when washing clothes, when the display panel is installed on the frame 1, the frame 1 needs to be fixedly connected to the inside of the device, and it is inevitable that it needs to contact with the water source. In order to protect the display panel from moisture, it is necessary to fill the frame 1 with glue after the display panel is placed in the positioning space 11. The glue filling treatment is to apply a layer of glue to the entire back of the display panel (the side facing away from the bottom plate 14) and between the display panel and the side panel of the frame 1. After the glue solidifies, it can play a waterproof effect. The gap between the side wall of the display panel and the side wall of the frame 1 is generally small, and it is best that the two fit together, so that the amount of glue used when filling the side wall of the display panel and the side wall of the frame 1 can be reduced.

[0030] In one embodiment, see Figure 1 and Figure 2 The display bracket includes a frame body 1, a first fixing member 20 and a second fixing member 30, wherein the frame body 1 is used as a mounting body of the display panel, which can be used to support and protect the display panel.

[0031] The first fixing member 20 and the second fixing member 30 are disposed on the frame 1 , the first fixing member 20 and the second fixing member 30 are disposed at an interval, and a positioning space 11 for placing the display panel is formed between the first fixing member 20 , the second fixing member 30 and the frame 1 .

[0032] The first fixing member 20 is elastically arranged, and has an initial position and a deformed position after being deformed away from the second fixing member 30. When the first fixing member 20 is at the deformed position, the display panel can enter the positioning space 11 through between the first fixing member 20 and the second fixing member 30. When the first fixing member 20 is at the initial position, the first fixing member 20 and the second fixing member 30 are both in contact with the display panel to fix the display panel in the positioning space 11.

[0033] It should be noted that the first fixing member 20 in the free state is located at the initial position. At this time, the first fixing member 20 cooperates with the second fixing member 30, so that the display panel cannot normally enter the positioning space 11. When the first fixing member 20 is driven to bend and deform to the deformation position away from the second fixing member 30 under the action of external force, the first fixing member 20 can make way for the display panel to enter the positioning space 11, so that the display panel can smoothly enter the positioning space 11. After the external force is removed, the first fixing member 20 can return to its original position, limiting the display panel in the positioning space 11.

[0034] By setting the first fixing member 20 and the second fixing member 30, a positioning space 11 can be formed with the frame 1, and by the elastic setting of the first fixing member 20, the first fixing member 20 can be changed between giving way and limiting, so that the display panel can be smoothly accommodated in the positioning space 11, and the display panel is stabilized in the positioning space 11 by the abutment of the first fixing member 20 and the second fixing member 30. The above setting can not only fix the position of the display panel in the frame 1 to ensure that the display position will not shift, but also when the display panel is glued, the fixing of the position of the display panel can prevent the display panel from shifting relative to the frame 1, ensuring that the gap between the display panel and the frame will not become larger, thereby ensuring that a lot of glue will not be wasted.

[0035] In one embodiment, see Figure 1 and Figure 2 The frame 1 includes a bottom plate 14 and two first side plates 12 arranged at intervals. The two first side plates 12 are located on the same side of the bottom plate 14. The first fixing member 20 and the second fixing member 30 are respectively arranged on the two first side plates 12. The first fixing member 20, the second fixing member 30, the bottom plate 14 and the two side plates are surrounded to form a positioning space 11.

[0036] It is foreseeable that when the display panel is located in the positioning space 11 , one end surface of the display panel abuts against the bottom plate 14 , and the first fixing member 20 and the second fixing member 30 both abut against the end surface of the display panel facing away from the bottom plate 14 .

[0037] It should be noted here that the second fixing member 30 is a protruding structure protruding from the first side panel 12, and has a bottom surface arranged toward the bottom panel 14. A spacing is arranged between one end of the first fixing member 20 facing the bottom panel 14 and the first side panel 12, and the end can be deformed away from the second fixing member 30.

[0038] When fixing the display panel, one end of the display panel needs to be placed between the bottom surface of the second fixing member 30 and the bottom plate 14 first, and then the end of the first fixing member 20 close to the bottom plate 14 is driven to a deformation position facing away from the second fixing member 30 by external force, and then the other end of the display panel is smoothly placed in the positioning space 11. After the external force is removed, the end of the first fixing member 20 returns to its original state and the end abuts against the display panel, so that the display panel can be positioned and fixed.

[0039] It is worth mentioning that the number of the first fixing member 20 and the second fixing member 30 is not limited, and one or more can be provided. After the end of the display panel is placed between the bottom surface of the second fixing member 30 and the bottom plate 14, the other end of the display panel can be directly used to press the end of the first fixing member 20 to deform it, and then smoothly enter the positioning space 11.

[0040] It should also be noted that if the bracket of the present application is used in a device that will come into contact with a water source during use, such as a washing machine, because when the display panel is installed on the frame 1, the frame 1 needs to be fixedly connected to the inside of the device, and it is inevitable that it will come into contact with a water source. In order to protect the display panel from moisture, it is necessary to perform a glue treatment on the frame 1 after the display panel is placed in the positioning space 11. The glue treatment is to apply a layer of glue to the entire back side of the display panel (the side facing away from the bottom plate 14) and between the display panel and the side panel of the frame 1. After the glue solidifies, it can achieve a waterproof effect.

[0041] In this way, it is necessary to ensure that when the display panel is placed in the positioning space 11, the side of the display panel and the first side panel 12 are fitted together or a small gap is left. If the gap is large, the glue will flow from the larger gap to the bottom plate 14, and a large amount of glue is required to block the larger gap, which not only wastes glue, but also affects the use of the frame 1 due to the overflow of more glue.

[0042] Therefore, in order to avoid a large gap between the display panel and the first side panel 12, it is best to avoid opening a through groove or through hole on the display panel. In particular, when the first fixing member 20 needs to be deformed and then the display panel is buckled between the first fixing member 20 and the bottom plate 14 as in the present application, it is often necessary to open a through groove at the corresponding position of the display panel so that the end of the display panel can smoothly pass through the deformed first fixing member 20 and enter the positioning space 11.

[0043] In the present application, the distance between the end of the first fixing member 20 close to the bottom plate 14 and the first side plate 12 is further set so that after the end of the first fixing member 20 is deformed, the distance between the end and the first side plate 12 where the second fixing member 30 is located is greater than or equal to the size of the display panel between the two first side plates 12, so that one end of the display panel is located between the second fixing member 30 and the bottom plate 14, and the other end can smoothly enter the positioning space 11.

[0044] By disposing the first fixing member 20, it is possible to avoid structures such as through grooves or through holes on the display panel, and avoid forming unblocked grooves or hole structures on the display panel, so as to avoid wasting a large amount of glue during glue pouring.

[0045] In a specific embodiment, the first fixing member 20 is preferably a spring sheet, one end of which is fixedly connected to the corresponding first side plate 12, and the other end of the spring sheet is set at a predetermined distance from the first side plate 12, and the second fixing member 30 is protruded on the corresponding first side plate 12 toward the first fixing member 20.

[0046] Of course, the first fixing member 20 is not limited to a spring sheet, and may be a plate-shaped structure made of elastic material.

[0047] In one embodiment, see Figure 1 and Figure 2 The two first side plates 12 are arranged in parallel, and the angle formed between one of the first side plates 12 and the bottom plate 14 is greater than 90 degrees, that is, the angle between the other first side plate 12 and the bottom plate 14 is less than 90 degrees, so that the bottom plate 14 is tilted between the two first side plates 12.

[0048] The display panel is set on the base plate 14, and the display data on the display panel can be displayed through the base plate 14. By tilting the base plate 14, it can cope with some devices with inclined display surfaces. When the bracket is installed on the device, the base plate 14 and the display surface can be set parallel to each other, which makes the display more convenient.

[0049] It should be noted that the bottom plate 14 has a through hole 141 at the display position corresponding to the display board. The display board has display lights that can display data such as time and mode. In order to smoothly observe the content displayed by these display lights, the through hole 141 is set at the corresponding position on the bottom plate 14.

[0050] It should be noted that the display surface of some devices is not only inclined, but also has a certain curvature, that is, the end facing the user is set in an arc shape. Therefore, in order not to affect the viewing of display data, the end surface of the bottom plate 14 facing away from the first side plate 12 is set as a curved surface, and the curved surface corresponds to the curved surface of the device display surface, and its curvature is consistent or roughly consistent, so that it can not affect the user's observation of display data.

[0051] In a specific embodiment, a boss 142 is convexly provided on the end surface of the bottom plate 14 facing the first side plate 12, and the end surface of the boss 142 facing away from the bottom plate 14 is arranged in an inclined surface. The boss 142 can be arranged in a ring shape, surrounding each through hole 141 in the middle, and the boss 142 is used to support the display panel. The end surface of the boss 142 facing away from the bottom plate 14 is arranged as an inclined surface, which can be adjusted according to the inclination degree of the bottom plate 14 or the curved surface of the bottom plate 14, so that the angle of the light emitted by the display panel is convenient for users to observe.

[0052] In one embodiment, the frame 1 further includes two second side panels 13 spaced apart on the bottom plate 14, and the two second side panels 13 and the two first side panels 12 are located on the same side of the bottom plate 14. The two second side panels 13 are arranged in parallel, and the two second side panels 13 are preferably perpendicular to the two first side panels 12, and both ends of each second side panel 13 are connected to the ends of the two first side panels 12, so that a rectangular space is enclosed between the two first side panels 12 and the two second side panels 13. The display panel needs to enter the rectangular space first when entering the positioning space 11. Under normal circumstances, the display panel has four sides. When the display panel enters the rectangular space, its four sides can fit with the two first side panels 12 and the two second side panels 13 respectively, or leave a small gap.

[0053] It should be noted that positioning plates 131 are provided on both second side panels 13. The positioning plates 131 are used to further limit the position of the display panel. The position on the display panel corresponding to the positioning plate 131 can pass through a positioning groove (not shown in the figure). Through the cooperation of the positioning groove and the positioning plate 131, the position of the display panel can be limited.

[0054] Preferably, the two positioning plates 131 are staggered, and the staggered positioning plates 131 also play an anti-mistake role. Only when the display panel is in the right position can the positioning plates 131 be correspondingly plugged into the positioning grooves, otherwise the positioning plates 131 and the positioning grooves cannot be matched.

[0055] In addition, in order to avoid wasting glue, the shape and size of the positioning groove need to be adapted to the shape and size of the positioning plate 131, that is, when the positioning plate 131 and the positioning groove are plugged in, the side wall of the positioning plate 131 can fit on the inner wall of the positioning groove to avoid too large a gap between the positioning plate 131 and the positioning groove.

[0056] On the other hand, the utility model further provides a washing machine, which comprises a body and the above-mentioned display bracket.

[0057] The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0058] The above-mentioned embodiments only express several implementation methods of the utility model, and the description is relatively specific and detailed, but it cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this field, several modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the utility model, which all belong to the protection scope of the utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model patent shall be based on the attached claims.

Claims

1. A display bracket, which can be used to install and fix a display panel, characterized in that: include: Frame; as well as A first fixing member and a second fixing member are arranged on the frame, the first fixing member and the second fixing member are arranged at an interval, and a positioning space for placing a display panel is formed between the first fixing member, the second fixing member and the frame; The first fixing member is elastically arranged, and has an initial position and a deformed position after being deformed away from the second fixing member. When the first fixing member is located at the deformed position, the display panel can enter the positioning space through between the first fixing member and the second fixing member. When the first fixing member is located at the initial position, the first fixing member and the second fixing member both abut against the display panel to fix the display panel in the positioning space.

2. The display bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame includes a bottom plate and two first side plates arranged at intervals, the two first side plates are located on the same side of the bottom plate, the first fixing member and the second fixing member are respectively arranged on the two first side plates, and the first fixing member, the second fixing member, the bottom plate and the two side plates are arranged to form the positioning space.

3. The display bracket according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first fixing member is a spring sheet, one end of which is fixedly connected to the corresponding first side plate, the other end of which is arranged at a predetermined distance from the first side plate, and the second fixing member is protruded on the corresponding first side plate toward the first fixing member.

4. The display bracket according to claim 2, characterized in that: The two first side plates are arranged in parallel, and an angle formed between one of the first side plates and the bottom plate is greater than 90 degrees.

5. The display bracket according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom plate is penetrated with a through hole at a display position corresponding to the display panel.

6. The display bracket according to claim 5, characterized in that: An end surface of the bottom plate facing away from the first side plate is configured as an arc-shaped surface.

7. The display bracket according to claim 6, characterized in that: The end surface of the bottom plate facing the first side plate is provided with a boss, and the end surface of the boss facing away from the bottom plate is arranged in an inclined surface.

8. The display bracket according to claim 2, characterized in that: The frame body further includes two second side plates spaced apart from each other on the bottom plate, and the two second side plates and the two first side plates are located on the same side of the bottom plate.

9. The display bracket according to claim 8, characterized in that: Positioning plates are arranged on the two second side plates, and the two positioning plates are staggered.

10. A washing machine, characterized in that: The device comprises a body and a display bracket as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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